About the Project

Proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline Route Expansion map from National Energy Board’s website, and not reproduced in affiliation with, or endorsed by, the NEB

The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project is a proposal by Kinder Morgan to expand the capacity of its existing crude oil pipeline from Strathcona County, Alberta (near Edmonton) to the Westridge Terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia. Kinder Morgan has proposed “twinning” its existing pipeline (building a second pipeline next to, or close to, its existing pipeline) with 994 km of new pipeline. This would increase the capacity of the pipeline from 300,000 barrels of oil per day to 890,000 barrels per day. The proposal also includes the construction of three new tanker berths at the Westridge Terminal, which would result in a seven-fold increase in tankers, from five to 34 tankers per month.

The review of the proposal, by the National Energy Board is underway. The final hearings are scheduled for September 2015.